Comments on: A Post about Music, Rock and Rap http://artstin.com/blog/music/a-post-about-music-rock-and-rap/ Everything you could ever want, in a blog. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:06:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Snowy http://artstin.com/blog/music/a-post-about-music-rock-and-rap/comment-page-1/#comment-1089 Snowy Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:23:17 +0000 http://artstin.com/blog/?p=23#comment-1089 Cubd, You see, that's just why rap can't be classic. Because it is always "current". Why would someone want to listen to something "current" from ten/twenty years ago? They don't. That's why rap artists are always pushing out new albums. Now I'm not saying that rap is bad. There are a few rap songs that I enjoy - generally they're more "motivational" rap songs, such as eminem's "Lose Yourself" or Fort Minor's "Remember the Name". Rap can be very good, when it's about the right things. A friend told me last year that "rap is a acquired taste", perhaps he's right. Cubd,
You see, that’s just why rap can’t be classic. Because it is always “current”. Why would someone want to listen to something “current” from ten/twenty years ago? They don’t. That’s why rap artists are always pushing out new albums.

Now I’m not saying that rap is bad. There are a few rap songs that I enjoy - generally they’re more “motivational” rap songs, such as eminem’s “Lose Yourself” or Fort Minor’s “Remember the Name”. Rap can be very good, when it’s about the right things.

A friend told me last year that “rap is a acquired taste”, perhaps he’s right.

]]> By: Cubd http://artstin.com/blog/music/a-post-about-music-rock-and-rap/comment-page-1/#comment-1085 Cubd Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:50:51 +0000 http://artstin.com/blog/?p=23#comment-1085 If you look at the rap genre, it is much much newer than rock and roll. We are a much different generation than our parents with many more different genres of music to listen to. Think about techno; they didn't have the computers powerful enough or the knowhow to produce the electronic music that is played today in clubs or raves. It's much the same with rap. Rap has definitely evolved a lot since it's early days (think early 90's when they actually rapped). One of the things that separates rap from other genres of music that I have noticed is that rap is very "current" with what is going on in the world. It is not uncommon for rappers to reference other rappers or quote them in new songs. I don't think I've ever heard bands like Led Zeppelin referencing how they're on a "Highway to Hell" like those guys AC/DC. The rap/hip-hop scene is constantly current and changing which is one of the reasons I like to listen to it. Sure, it may not be as "classic" as classic rock, but it hasn't had the same amount of time to set and stick into American culture. It takes time and willingness to really understand rap and hip-hop because there are no history books or "classic stations" for the genre yet. I challenge you to listen to rap for a week (or let me give you some songs) so that you can better understand the genre before stating that it "isn't classic, can't be classic, and never will be classic." If you look at the rap genre, it is much much newer than rock and roll. We are a much different generation than our parents with many more different genres of music to listen to. Think about techno; they didn’t have the computers powerful enough or the knowhow to produce the electronic music that is played today in clubs or raves.

It’s much the same with rap. Rap has definitely evolved a lot since it’s early days (think early 90’s when they actually rapped). One of the things that separates rap from other genres of music that I have noticed is that rap is very “current” with what is going on in the world. It is not uncommon for rappers to reference other rappers or quote them in new songs. I don’t think I’ve ever heard bands like Led Zeppelin referencing how they’re on a “Highway to Hell” like those guys AC/DC.

The rap/hip-hop scene is constantly current and changing which is one of the reasons I like to listen to it. Sure, it may not be as “classic” as classic rock, but it hasn’t had the same amount of time to set and stick into American culture. It takes time and willingness to really understand rap and hip-hop because there are no history books or “classic stations” for the genre yet.

I challenge you to listen to rap for a week (or let me give you some songs) so that you can better understand the genre before stating that it “isn’t classic, can’t be classic, and never will be classic.”

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